English edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin dominium.

Noun edit

dominium (countable and uncountable, plural dominiums)

  1. The ownership of a thing.
  2. (biology, taxonomy) The highest category in the classification of organisms, ranking above regnum.
    Synonym: domain
    • 2012, Eduardo N. Esteban, Mirentxu Indart, Silvia Cerone, G. de Yaniz, Ana G. Inza, Herminia Landi, Silvina Mogni, Marcela Juliarena, Leticia Igarza, “Production and Biochemestry - Molecular Analysis of Microbial Community Fermenting Whey as a Potential Probiotic for Use Animals”, in Open Journal of Veterinary Medicine[1], volume 2, number 3, →DOI, page 104:
      The MC was composed of agents from different separated Dominium like Bacteria (Lactobacillum) and Eukaria (yeast).
    • 2013, Sara Carillo, phD Thesis in Chemical Sciences: XXV cycle: Extremophile bacteria glycolipids: structure and biological activity[2], University of Naples “Federico II”: Faculty of Mathematical, Physical and Natural Sciences, page 3:
      Extremophilic organisms may be located in all the three dominia and include prokaryotic and Eukaryotic cells.
    • 2004, Extremophiles 2004: 5th International Conference on Extremophiles[3], Washington, USA: American Society for Microbiology, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 82:
      Several aerobic and anaerobic, thermophilic, microorganisms belonging to the Eubacteria and Archaea dominia were isolated from thermal springs of the Eolian Islands.
  3. Political unit
    Synonym: domain
    • 2009, Margaret R.L.L. Kelly, “Constitutions and the Classics: Sir John Fortescue”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)[4]:
      However, this does not mean that these are the only types of kingdoms, nor that only kingdoms are dominiums.
    • 2016, Tahir Ahmad Dhindsa, “Education for Sustainable Development: Challenges in Pakistan”, in Reorienting Educational Efforts for Sustainable Development, page 165:
      The Indian Sub-continent was partitioned in August 1947 to create two independent, sovereign dominiums, India and Pakistan.

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Latin edit

Etymology edit

From dominus (master, lord) +‎ -ium.

Noun edit

dominium n (genitive dominiī or dominī); second declension

  1. feast, banquet
    Synonyms: convīvium, epulum, epulae, cōmissātiō, fēsta, daps
  2. rule, dominion
  3. ownership
  4. (biology) domain, dominium
    • [August 1974, Royall T. Moore, Taxon, volume 23, number 4, →DOI, page 650:
      A proposal is made to recognize super ranks, including the new rank of dominion (Dominium) above that of the kingdom (Regnum) and to designate suffixes for those of superfamily and above.]

Declension edit

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative dominium dominia
Genitive dominiī
dominī1
dominiōrum
Dative dominiō dominiīs
Accusative dominium dominia
Ablative dominiō dominiīs
Vocative dominium dominia

1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

Descendants edit

References edit

  • dominium”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • dominium”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • dominium in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • dominium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
  • dominium”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • dominium”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

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Etymology edit

Learned borrowing from Latin dominium. Doublet of domena (domain).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /dɔˈmi.ɲum/
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  • Rhymes: -iɲum
  • Syllabification: do‧mi‧nium

Noun edit

dominium n

  1. (historical) dominion (one of several self-governing nations of the British Empire)
  2. (historical) dominium (large land or forest estate belonging to a king or powerful families in medieval Poland)
  3. (historical) demesne, domain (lord's chief manor place)
    Synonym: domena
  4. (Ancient Rome, historical) dominium (full authority of the head of the house over slaves and things)

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